English Explanatory Dictionary

Lewis rat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of albino rat used in medical research, exhibiting docile behavior and low fertility, and suffering from high incidences of neoplasms and other pathology.

Word forms

Lewis rat Lewis rats

Etymology

Bred by Margaret Lewis from Wistar stock in the early 1950s.

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